Meaning of the nameSimeão
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Si-me-ão
- Biblical name
Simeão is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of the biblical name Simeon, from Hebrew šimʿôn, which is glossed as 'listening'.
Meaning
“listening, the act of hearing”
Source: Wiktionary: Simeon (Hebrew šimʿôn; Portuguese Simeão)
- People (2022)
- 1,619
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,937
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,696
- people
Simeão in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Simeão, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (337 people).
0 women 1,618 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Simeão is most common
States with the highest share of people named Simeão in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 229 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 181 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 48 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Simeão
The Portuguese Wiktionary traces Simeão to Latin Simon, Greek Σίμων and Hebrew שמעון (Shimʿôn), and records Simão as an alternative form. The English Wiktionary gives Hebrew šimʿôn the sense 'hearing, listening' and lists Simeão as the Portuguese form of Simeon. Behind the Name presents Simeon as the biblical name of the second son of Jacob and Leah and associates it with the Hebrew root shamaʿ. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,619 people named Simeão, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Simeon (Hebrew šimʿôn; Portuguese Simeão) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Simeon · behindthename.com · origin
- Wikcionário: Simeão · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Simeão
What does the name Simeão mean?
Simeão means “listening, the act of hearing”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Simeão in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,619 people with the first name Simeão, which ranks it number 5,937 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Simeão a boy's or a girl's name?
Simeão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,618 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Simeão?
Simeão is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Simeão most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Simeão (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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